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Stampin’ UP! Stampers Dozen Blog Hop December Edition A New Year!

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! It's December 15h, Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop time! yay!

The theme is "A New Year", and if you're already on the hop you've seen some fun creations! I just LOVE what Stella MacKay of Stellar Stamps comes up with every month, don't you?

When I think of "A New Year", I naturally imagine parties, toasts, resolutions, and kisses at midnight. Stampin' Up! has perfect products to create invitations, cards, decorations, and scrap book pages to highlight theses festivities.

However, for 2015 "A New Year", all I'm thinking about is new grandbabies! TWO of my three daughters are due to give birth sometime in the next few weeks, so I created this card using both current and sneak peek products from the upcoming 2015 Spring Occasions Catalog:

The first 2015 grandbaby is a boy! I used Zoo Babies, Baby We've Grown, and Itty Bitty Banners stamps with Lost Lagoon, Whisper White, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, and sneaky-peeky Sweet Dreams Designer Paper. I can hardly wait to show you the new product I'm using to form the letters to add his name after he gets here!

I used bits and pieces from all three sets on the front, accented by the sparkle of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper. I tied a bit of Soft Sky Painted Blooms Cotton Twine (also a Sneak Peek) around the Lost Lagoon 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon bow for extra softness.

Except for the dimensional-popped-up-ear, all images were cut with a Big Shot framelit!

A clean & simple inside sentiment from Big News, framed above and below with 1/2" strips of Sweet Dreams Designer Paper.

Most of today's products are avaialble now, but a few aren't until after the Occasions Catalog goes live on January 6th. Click HERE or on any image below to order in my Online Store:

Zoo Babies Wood Stamp Set [130453] $27.95	Zoo Babies Clear Stamp Set [130456] $19.95	Baby, We've Grown Wood Stamp Set [133086] $23.95	Baby, We've Grown Clear Stamp Set [133089] $17.95	Itty Bitty Banners Clear Stamp Set [126257] $11.95
Itty Bitty Banners Wood-Mount Stamp Set [132022] $15.95	Chalk Talk Framelits Die [129983] $24.95	Starburst Framelits Die [132967] $26.95	Banners Framelits Die [132173] $26.95	Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679] $6.95
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper [135315] $4.95	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644] $5.95	Sweet Dreams Designer Series Paper [137782] $10.95	1-1/4" Circle Scallop Punch [127811] $15.95
Lost Lagoon 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon [133672] $8.95	2014-2016 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [133654] $14.95	Painted Blooms Cotton Twine [137873] $6.95	Big News Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134018] $31.95	Big News Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134015] $43.95
Versamark Pad [102283] $7.50	Embossing Buddy [103083] $5.95	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $4.95	Heat Tool [129053] $29.95	Craft Scissors [108360] $29.95
Stampin' Trimmer [126889] $29.95	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $3.95	Glue Dots [103683] $4.95

Click on the "NEXT" button to hop to Judy's blog, Stampin With Judy G!

Or click the "previous" button to go back to Stella:

That's all for now. Be sure to "hop" through all 13 blogs before you go. Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop:Hoppity Hop Hop!

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Carol Payne

NOTE: Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this post to download the tutorial for today's projects!!!!1

Hey there! Welcome to the Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop March Edition: Hoppity Hop Hop! If you are already on the hop you just arrived from Stella MacKay's blog, StellarStamps where you saw Stella's gorgeous Easter Bunny Basket Card! Love it!

My creation for you today is a little "suite" of two coordinating 3-D items that I absolutely love:

My suite consists of a Coastal Cabana Easter Basket and a sponge-daubered Mini Muslin treat bag with a double-gift tag!

The basket is super-easy to make with just a 4" x 5" piece of Coastal Cabana Cardstock and one more 1/2" x 4" itty-bitty strip for the handle. I inked just the "hello" from the "hello baby" stamp in Teeny Tiny Wishes, then punched it out with one of the Little Labels Punch Pack labels. I tied a bit of Linen Thread in a bow, then glue-dotted it to the basket.

I used acrylic paint and Sponge Daubers to stamp the polka-dots on the Mini Muslin Bag for a spring-y, easter-y look! I had just a few colors of acrylic paint in my stash, and no pink, so I added a drop of Primrose Petals to white and stirred it with a toothpick before stamping on the bag. The yellow paint was also a little bit too dark, so I added a bit of white paint to it to tone it down.

I used the bunny from the "Baby, We've Grown" stamp set, stamped on a scrap of Watercolor Paper, watercolored with an Aquapainter and inkpad lid ink, and cut out with the smallest Oval Collection Framelit Die. I mounted it on a Scalloped Tag Topper Punched piece of Afternoon Tea Designer Paper.

I stamped a Very Vanilla Scalloped Tag Topper Tag with the string of hearts from the Make Note This and That Rotary Stamp and Coastal Cabana ink. The greeting is from Delightful Dozen. I added a strip of Coastal Cabana cut with the Fringe Scissors. The "eggs" hiding in the grass are actually punched with another of the Little Labels Punch Pack punches and then cut in half.

You can download a tutorial to make these two projects by clicking on this link:

Download Hoppity Hop Hop Projects March 2014

Then click on THIS LINK to purchase the supplies you need from my Online Store!

That's all for now! To continue on to the next blog in the hop, click on the link below to see what Judy Garza has created for you. You're gonna love it!

If you want to go back to Stella, click on this link:

Stamping Alert!!!!! The April "Happiest Day" class will be held on Thursday, April 3rd and Friday, April 4th, both from 1-9 p.m. All three projects for this class will be chosen from my favorites from this month's blog hop (hard to decide, I know, as they are all fantabulous!!!!) just in time for Easter!!!!

Fee for this class is always a low $15 for all three projects or free with a $30 order placed at class.

BRING A BUDDY BONUS!!!! Bring a buddy to this class, (adults only please) and you and the buddy will receive your choice of one of my projects from today's post, completed and FREE!!!!

Send me a $30 order, or place one in my Online Store by Friday, April 4th to receive all three class projects completed by mail!

Please RSVP for this class as soon as you can!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop:Hoppity Hop Hop!

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Carol Payne

NOTE: Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this post to download the tutorial for today's projects!!!!1

My creation for you today is a little "suite" of two coordinating 3-D items that I absolutely love:

My suite consists of a Coastal Cabana Easter Basket and a sponge-daubered Mini Muslin treat bag with a double-gift tag!

You can download a tutorial to make these two projects by clicking on this link:

Download Hoppity Hop Hop Projects March 2014

Then click on THIS LINK to purchase the supplies you need from my Online Store!

That's all for now! To continue on to the next blog in the hop, click on the link below to see what Judy Garza has created for you. You're gonna love it!

If you want to go back to Stella, click on this link:

Fee for this class is always a low $15 for all three projects or free with a $30 order placed at class.

BRING A BUDDY BONUS!!!! Bring a buddy to this class, (adults only please) and you and the buddy will receive your choice of one of my projects from today's post, completed and FREE!!!!

Send me a $30 order, or place one in my Online Store by Friday, April 4th to receive all three class projects completed by mail!

Please RSVP for this class as soon as you can!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’Up! Baby We’ve Grown Goes Retro!

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there. Things are starting to thaw out around here, but I'm still sticking pretty close to home!

Today I have the final card in my "Baby We've Grown" series. This time I used the little owl family stamp, Retro Fresh Designer Paper, Label Collection Framelits, and the Painter's Tape Technique:

I used the fun-fold technique for my card base. You can download the directions for the fun-fold by going to this post HERE.

This card fold always needs a slightly-larger than normal envelope, so I made my own with my Envelope Punch Board.

I took the colors for the Painter's Tape Technique from the Retro Fresh Designer Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Tangerine Tango, and Coastal Cabana. I masked off the "baby we've grown" words below the owls with another piece of painter's tape, inked up the owls, then removed the tape before stamping them without the words. The "welcome baby" words are from Petite Pairs.

I added Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango Candy Dots to pull a bit more of the colors into the greeting. Candy Dots area MUST HAVE for your cards! They come in all four color families and there are 10 of each of the 10 colors in each family. At $5.95 for 100 total, they are a great value and add so much to a card!

On the backside I inked up just the baby owl and used the corresponding sentiment from Petite Pairs.

This is the last card in my "Baby, We've Grown" triad. I will be back tomorrow with the first of two lattice cards made with the Chevron Border Punch, so please stop by!

Here's the New Weekly Deals (25% Savings!):

You can order these and the supplies to make today's card in my ONLINE STORE:

Baby We've Grown #133086 Wood-mount $23.95, #133089 Clear-mount $17.95

Petite Pairs #128706 wood-mount $28.95, #122497 clear-mount $20.95

Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper #132993 $10.95

Baked Brown Sugar 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #131296 $6.95

Very Vanilla 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #101650 $8.50

Coastal Cabana 8 /12" x 11 cardstock #131297 $6.95

Baked Brown Sugar inkpad #131174 $5.95

Tangerine Tango inkpad #126946 $5.95

Coastal Cabana inkpad #131175 $5.95

Jet Black StazOn inkpad #101406 $7.95

Label Collection Framelits #125598 $26.95

Envelope Punch Board #133774 $19.95

Simply Scored Scoring Tool #122334 $29.95

7/8" Scallop Circle Punch #129404 $12.95

1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch #127811 $15.95

Bright's Candy Dots #130931 $5.95

SNAIL adhesive #104332 $6.95

Stampin' Dimensionals #104430 $3.95

Painter's Tape (any store that sells paint and painting supplies)

Click on any of the highlighted products and you will instantly be shopping!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’Up! Baby We’ve Grown for the Boys!

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Today's post is a continuation from yesterday's using "Baby, We've Grown" from the Occasions Catalog, this time for a boy!

Circle Card Thinlet Die again, with Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, and Whisper White for my colors. Texture was added with the Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Folder.

On the "flip" side is another stamp from "Baby We've Grown", colored with my Blender Pen and ink from my Soft Sky inkpad. I added another "baby" Envelope Punch Board envelope to insert a gift card.

Here's the bunny up close so you could see how I watercolored him with Smoky Slate ink and my Blender Pen. I added some darker lines of Smoky Slate along the edges to give him some shadows. Even though I am not very experienced at watercolor, this stamp made adding the shading easy!

I stamped the bow tie area of the bunny on a bit of Soft Sky Designer Paper, then fussy-cut with Paper Snips. I laid the bow tie on my Silicone Craft Mat before adding a bit of SNAIL to it. The SNAIL stuck just to the paper but not to the mat or anything else! yay!

The "cute boy" words from the little boy shoes in the set. I used a Basic Gray Stampin' Write marker to only ink the words before stamping on Soft Sky carstock. One of the punches from the Little Labels Punch Pack punched it out perfectly!

That's all for now. I've been working on several fun new projects you will be seeing soon.Tomorrow is my final "Baby We've Grown" card for now, this time with the little owl family stamp, so come back to see me on Wednesday!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Here's the supply list for today's card to reference when you shop in my Online Store:

Circle Card Thinlet Dies #133480 $32.95

Baby We've Grown #133086 Wood-mount $23.95, #133089 Clear-mount $17.95

Smoky Slate 8 1/2" x 11 cardstock #131202

Soft Sky 8 1/2" x 11 cardstock #131203 $6.95

Whisper White 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #100730 $8.50

Jet Black StazOn inkpad #101406 $7.95

Soft Sky inkpad #131181 $5.95

Smoky Slate inkpad #131179 $5.95

Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Folder #130916 $7.95

Little Labels Punch Pack #126881 $16.95

Paper Snips #103579 $9.95

Envelope Punch Board #133774 $19.95

Click on any of the highlighted products and you will instantly be shopping!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Baby We’ve Grown in Blushing Bride and Baked Brown Sugar!

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Well, the weatherman was right again wasn't he? No church today, no family, just a quiet day at home stamping. I've been having a blast playing with my stamps, punches, and Big Shot, yes I have!

My effort to show you today uses the adorable Occasions Catalog set, Baby We've Grown. I chose Baked Brown Sugar for my Circle Card Thinlet Die base, and then used Blushing Bride and Whisper White for added girly-ness!

I used patterns from the Subtles and Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stacks, and the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Folder on the front Blushing Bride panel.

I needed a smaller envelope than any of the dimensions on the Envelope Punch Board listed, so I created my own with a 4" x 4" square of Baked Brown Sugar Designer Paper, then punched and scored at 2" on all four sides. It turned out perfect to slide in the giftcard! The sentiment on the "flip" side of the circle is also from Baby We've Grown and cuts out perfectly with the smallest Sunburst Framelits Die, then layered on a 1 1/4" Scallop Circle of Blushing Bride.

In a close-up of the focal image you can see I did a little watercoloring with a Blender Pen and ink I pressed into the lid of the inkpad. I colored as lightly as I could because Whisper White cardstock can start "pilling up" if it gets rubbed while damp too much.
I pieced the scallops just a tiny bit with my Paper-Piercing Tool, and then added the tiniest of tiny Pearls Basic Jewels to the buckles of these sweet little baby patent leathers!

That's all for now! I have a boy version of this card to share with you tomorrow, so come back and see me, ok? Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Here's the supply list for when you go shopping in my Online Store:

Circle Card Thinlet Dies #133480 $32.95

Baby We've Grown #133086 Wood-mount $23.95, #133089 Clear-mount $17.95

Baked Brown Sugar 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #131296 $6.95

Blushing Bride 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #131198 $6.95

Whisper White 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #100730 $8.50

Jet Black StazOn inkpad #101406 $7.95

Baked Brown Sugar inkpad #131174 $5.95

Blushing Bride inkpad #131172 $5.95

Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Folder #127751 $7.95

Circle Collection Framelits Dies #130911 $26.95

Envelope Punch Board #133774 $19.95

Neutrals Color Collection Designer Series Paper Stack #130132 $21.95

Subtles Color Collection Designer Series Paper Stack #130135 $21.95

Blender Pens #102845 $9.95 (3 per pack)

Pearls Basic Jewels #119247 $4.95

Whisper White Medium Envelopes #107301 $6.50

Click on any of the highlighted products and you will instantly be shopping!

Stampin’ Up! Baby We’ve Grown in Blushing Bride and Baked Brown Sugar!

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Carol Payne

I used patterns from the Subtles and Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stacks, and the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Folder on the front Blushing Bride panel.

That's all for now! I have a boy version of this card to share with you tomorrow, so come back and see me, ok? Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Here's the supply list for when you go shopping in my Online Store:

Circle Card Thinlet Dies #133480 $32.95

Baby We've Grown #133086 Wood-mount $23.95, #133089 Clear-mount $17.95

Baked Brown Sugar 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #131296 $6.95

Blushing Bride 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #131198 $6.95

Whisper White 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #100730 $8.50

Jet Black StazOn inkpad #101406 $7.95

Baked Brown Sugar inkpad #131174 $5.95

Blushing Bride inkpad #131172 $5.95

Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Folder #127751 $7.95

Circle Collection Framelits Dies #130911 $26.95

Envelope Punch Board #133774 $19.95

Neutrals Color Collection Designer Series Paper Stack #130132 $21.95

Subtles Color Collection Designer Series Paper Stack #130135 $21.95

Blender Pens #102845 $9.95 (3 per pack)

Pearls Basic Jewels #119247 $4.95

Whisper White Medium Envelopes #107301 $6.50

Click on any of the highlighted products and you will instantly be shopping!

Stampin’Up! Sunday Swap Day: Baby, We’ve Grown!

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! We had a good "Vivid Vases" class today. Several were unable to make due to various circumstances, so I'm going to offer it again on March 22nd along with my Burlap and Blooms Wreath Class.

Today I have a selection of baby card swaps I received at Leadership:

This baby boy card was created with the colors of Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, and Baked Brown Sugar. Embossed with the Alphabet Press folder. Colored with a Blender Pen and Coastal Cabana ink. A bit of Baked Brown Sugar 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Ribbon for the perfect final touch!

This card uses the same phrase from Baby We've Grown, with Watercolor Wonder Designer Paper. One of the Designer Frames embossing folders was used around the stamped image, which has again been softly colored with Daffodil Delight ink and a blender pen. Daffodil Delight 1/2" Seam Binding adds the final touch to this one!

Last but certainly not least we have the onesie card! Watercolor Wonder Designer Paper again. Scalloped Circle and Circle Punches used for the neckline and legs. A Label Love image, stamped with Calypso Coral and punched with the Artisan Label Punch and mounted on a 2 1/2" Scallop Circle complete this one!

Well, that's all for now. I'm headed off to bed. The "dreaded taxes" are still looming. It makes me tired just thinking about it. I found out this week I am a "procraftinator" – I'd rather stamp and create than cook, clean house, or do monthly bookkeeping. So I'm miserable for a few days every February trying to re-create a whole year. Sad. Every year I swear I will do better (bet you do too, don't you?) and then life gets going and before I know it here I am again with a mountain of paper to sift through.

ENOUGH of my whining.

You can always go HERE to find the supplies used for today's samples. I would really appreciate the chance to help you make something fun. Just call or email if you have any questions!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’Up! Sunday Swap Day: Baby, We’ve Grown!

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Carol Payne

Today I have a selection of baby card swaps I received at Leadership:

ENOUGH of my whining.

You can always go HERE to find the supplies used for today's samples. I would really appreciate the chance to help you make something fun. Just call or email if you have any questions!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!